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MARR — Interim / Quarterly Report 2018
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Interim Report as at 31 March 2018
14 May 2018
MARR S.p.A. Via Spagna, 20 – 47921 Rimini - Italy Capital stock € 33.262.560 i.v. Tax code and Trade Register of Rimini 01836980365 R.E.A. Ufficio di Rimini n. 276618 Subject to the management and coordination of Cremonini S.p.A. – Castelvetro (MO)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
MARR Group Organisation
Corporate bodies of MARR S.p.A.
Interim report as at 31 March 2018
- Directors' Report
- Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
- Statement of financial position
- Statement of profit and loss
- Statement of other comprehensive income
- Statement of changes in Shareholder's Equity
- Cash flows statement
- Explanatory Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
- Statement by the Responsible for the drafting of corporate accounting documents pursuant to Art. 154 bis paragraph 2 of Legislative Decree 58 dated 24 February 1998
MA ARR GRO OUP ORGA ANISATIO ON
as at t 31 March 2018
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The MARR G Group's activiti ies are entirely y dedicated to o the foodserv ice distribution n and are listed d in the follow wing table:
| Company | Activity |
|---|---|
| MARR S.p.A. Via Spagna n. . 20 – Rimini |
Marketing and d distribution of f fresh, dried and d frozen food p products for Foodservic ce operators. |
| AS.CA S.p.A. Via dell'Acer ro n. 1/A - S Santarcangelo di Romagna (Rn) |
Marketing and d distribution of f fresh, dried and d frozen food p products for Foodservic ce operators. |
| New Caterin g S.r.l. Via dell'Acer ro n.1/A - S Santarcangelo di Romagna (Rn) |
Marketing and d distribution o of foodstuff pro oducts to bars and fast food outlets. |
| DE.AL. S.r.l. D Depositi Alime entari Via Tevere n. . 125 – Elice ( PE) |
Company, le easing its going g concern to th he Parent Com mpany. |
| Company | Activity |
|---|---|
| Speca Alimentari S.r.l. Via dell'Acero n. 1/A – Santarcangelo di Romagna (Rn) |
Company, leasing its going concern to the Parent Company. |
| MARR Foodservice Iberica S.A.U. Calle Lagasca n. 106 1° centro - Madrid (Spagna) |
Non-operating company (in pre – liquidation). |
| Griglia Doc S.r.l. Via Tevere n. 125 – Elice (PE) |
Start-up company. |
All the controlled companies are consolidated on a line – by – line basis.
CORPORATE BODIES
Board of Directors
| Chairman | Paolo Ferrari |
|---|---|
| Chief Executive Office | Francesco Ospitali |
| Directors | Claudia Cremonini |
| Vincenzo Cremonini | |
| Pierpaolo Rossi | |
| Independent Directors | Marinella Monterumisi (1)(2) |
| Alessandra Nova (2) | |
| Ugo Ravanelli (1)(2) | |
| Rossella Schiavini (1) | |
(1) Member of Control and Risk Committee (2) Members of the Remuneration and Nomination committee
Board of Statutory Auditors Chairman Massimo Gatto Auditors Ezio Maria Simonelli Paola Simonelli Alternate Auditors Alvise Deganello Simona Muratori Independent Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers S.p.A.
Manager responsible for the drafting of corporate accounting documents Pierpaolo Rossi
DIRECTORS' REPORT
Group performance and analysis of the results for the first quarter of 2018
The interim report as at 31 March 2018, not audited, has been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies and measurement criteria established by the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and adopted by the European Commission according to the procedures in art. 6 of (EC) Regulation 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and Council dated 19 July 2002, while for information and the purposes of this report, reference is made to article 154-ter of the Legislative Decree 58 dated 24 February 1998.
Group sales in the first three months of 2018 reached 332.6 million Euros (323.3 million in 2017), with sales to clients in the "Street Market" and "National Account" segments amounting to 276.4 million Euros, an increase – entirely organic – of 18.6 million compared to 257.8 million in the first quarter of 2017.
As regards the sector of activity represented by "Distribution of food products to non-domestic catering", the sales can be analysed in terms of client categories as follows.
The "Street Market" category (restaurants and hotels not belonging to Groups or Chains) reached 199.0 million Euros (186.7 million in 2017), with the Easter festivities having had a positive impact (Easter was on 1 April this year, compared with 16 April 2017).
The performance of the end reference market of clients in the Street Market category, on the basis of the most recent survey by the Confcommercio Studies Office (Survey no. 4, April 2018), registered an increase in consumption (by quantity) of +2.5% in the first quarter for "Hotels, meals and out-of-home food consumption".
Sales to National Account clients (operators in Canteens and Chains and Groups) reached 77.5 million Euros (71.0 million in 2017).
Sales to clients in the "Wholesale" segment amounted to 56.2 million Euros in the first quarter of 2018, a decrease compared to 65.5 million in 2017, as a result of the reduced availability of frozen seafood products due to the trend of the fishing campaign in North Africa.
The total consolidated revenues for the period amounted to 336.5 million Euros, an increase compared to 328.3 million in the first quarter of 2017.
EBITDA and EBIT also increased, amounting respectively to 16.4 million Euros (15.4 million in 2017) and 11.8 million Euros (11.4 million in 2017).
The net result for the period amounted to 7.4 million Euros compared to 6.7 million in 2017.
In the following table we provide reconciliation between the revenues from sales by category and the revenues from sales and services indicated in the consolidated financial statements:
| MARR Consolidated | 31 March | 31 March |
|---|---|---|
| (€thousand) | 2018 198,960 77,478 56,204 332,642 (4,841) 656 142 |
2017 |
| Revenues from sales and services by customer category | ||
| Street market | 186,757 | |
| National Account | 71,049 | |
| Wholesale | 65,479 | |
| Total revenues form sales in Foodservice | 323,285 | |
| (1) Discount and final year bonus to the customers | (4,259) | |
| (2) Other services | 600 | |
| (3) Other | 142 | |
| Revenues from sales and services | 328,599 | 319,768 |
Note
(1) Discount and final year bonus not attributable to any specific customer category
(2) Revenues for services (mainly transport) not referring to any specific customer category
(3) Other revenues for goods or services/adjustments to revenues not referring to any specific customer category
Below are the figures re-classified according to current financial analysis procedures, with the income statement, the statement of financial position and the net financial position for the first quarter of 2018, compared to the same period of the previous year.
Analysis of the re-classified income statement1
| MARR Consolidated (€thousand) |
1st quarter 2018 |
% | 1st quarter 2017 |
% | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues from sales and services | 328,543 | 97.6% | 319,768 | 97.4% | 2.7 |
| Other earnings and proceeds | 7,919 | 2.4% | 8,552 | 2.6% | (7.4) |
| Total revenues | 336,462 | 100.0% | 328,320 | 100.0% | 2.5 |
| Cost of raw and secondary materials, consumables | |||||
| and goods sold | (282,749) | -84.0% | (289,174) | -88.1% | (2.2) |
| Change in inventories | 13,931 | 4.1% | 26,423 | 8.0% | (47.3) |
| Services | (39,232) | -11.7% | (38,003) | -11.6% | 3.2 |
| Leases and rentals | (2,410) | -0.7% | (2,421) | -0.7% | (0.5) |
| Other operating costs | (410) | -0.1% | (373) | -0.1% | 9.9 |
| Value added | 25,592 | 7.6% | 24,772 | 7.5% | 3.3 |
| Personnel costs | (9,186) | -2.7% | (9,318) | -2.8% | (1.4) |
| Gross Operating result | 16,406 | 4.9% | 15,454 | 4.7% | 6.2 |
| Amortization and depreciation | (1,654) | -0.5% | (1,553) | -0.5% | 6.5 |
| Provisions and write-downs | (2,925) | -0.9% | (2,514) | -0.7% | 16.3 |
| Operating result | 11,827 | 3.5% | 11,387 | 3.5% | 3.9 |
| Financial income | 232 | 0.1% | 375 | 0.1% | (38.1) |
| Financial charges | (1,309) | -0.4% | (1,777) | -0.6% | (26.3) |
| Foreign exchange gains and losses | (22) | 0.0% | (164) | 0.0% | (86.6) |
| Value adjustments to financial assets | 0 | 0.0% | (38) | 0.0% | (100.0) |
| Result from recurrent activities | 10,728 | 3.2% | 9,783 | 3.0% | 9.7 |
| Non-recurring income | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Non-recurring charges | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Profit before taxes | 10,728 | 3.2% | 9,783 | 3.0% | 9.7 |
| Income taxes | (3,276) | -1.0% | (3,040) | -0.9% | 7.8 |
| Net profit attributable to the MARR Group | 7,452 | 2.2% | 6,743 | 2.1% | 10.5 |
As at 31 March 2018 the consolidated operating economic results are as follows: total revenues of 336.5 million Euros (+2.5%); EBITDA2 of 16.4 million Euros (+6.2%); EBIT of 11,8 million Euros (+3.9%).
The variation in revenues from sales and services (+2.7% compared to the same period in the previous year) is a consequence of the
performance of sales in each client category, as previously analyzed.
1 It is specified that the reclassified income statement does not show the item "Other Profits/Losses net of the effect of taxation" reported in the "Comprehensive income statement", as required by IAS 1 revised applicable from 01 January 2009 onwards.
2 The EBITDA (Gross Operating Margin) is an economic indicator not defined by the IFRS adopted by MARR for the financial statements from 31 December 2005. The EBITDA is a measure used by the company's management to monitor and assess its operational performance. The management believes that the EBITDA is an important parameter for measuring the Group's performance as it is not affected by the volatility due to the effects of various types of criteria for determining taxable items, the amount and characteristics of the capital used and the relevant amortization policies. Today (following the subsequent detailing of the development of the accounting procedures) the EBITDA (Earnings before interests, taxes, depreciation and amortization) is defined as the business year Profits/Losses gross of amortizations and depreciations, write downs and financial income and charges and income tax.
The item "Other earnings and proceeds" is mainly represented by contributions from suppliers on purchases and includes logistics payments which MARR charges to suppliers (as in the previous years); on the other side we recall that, following the centralization of deliveries from suppliers on logistical platforms, MARR undertakes the costs for the internal distribution to the distribution centres.
By comparison with the previous year (-7.4%) it's recalled that a part of the contribution from suppliers has been included to reduce the cost of purchasing materials following the reformulation of some of the contracts for the recognition of endof year bonuses, as already explained in the Directors Report as at 31 December 2017.
The percentage incidence of the first margin (Total revenues, less Cost of purchase of goods plus variations in inventories) shows a slightly increase (+0.1%) compared to the same period of the previous year.
As regard operative costs, it must be highlighted that their incidence percentage on the total revenue remains substantially like that one at first quarter 2017 which already included, since 1 January, the expenses for the subsidiary Speca Alimentari S.r.l.
Despite the remuneration increases envisaged by the National Collective Labour Contract for workers of companies in the tertiary sector of distribution and services from 2015 to the end of 2017, the personnel cost has decreased slightly compared to the same period last year. This is a result of both the maintenance of a careful policy of resources and the process of outsourcing some activities conducted in the previous business year. In this regard, it should be noted that the average number of employees in the first quarter of 2018 was 825, compared to an average of 844 employees in the first quarter of 2017.
The increase in absolute value of depreciation is mainly due to the investments made in the last three-year period for the expansion and modernisation of some MARR distribution centres.
The item Provisions and write-downs amounted to 2.9 million Euros (2.5 million in the same period of 2017) and consists for 2,7 million Euros by the provision for bad debts and for 0.2 million Euros by the provision for supplementary client severance indemnity.
The result form recurrent activities, that amounted to 10.7 million Euros at the end of the quarter, benefits from a reduction in the cost of money related, in addition to the trend of interest rates, to the renegotiation of some long term debts finalised at the end of the 2017 and in the first quarter of 2018.
The tax rate of the period is 30.5% (31.1% in the first quarter 2017).
As at 31 March 2018 the total net result reached 7.4 million Euros, increasing by 10.5% compared to the same period of the previous year.
Analysis of the re-classified statement of financial position
| MARR Consolidated | 31.03.18 | 31.12.17 | 31.03.17 |
|---|---|---|---|
| (€thousand) | |||
| Net intangible assets | 152,055 | 151,695 | 151,075 |
| Net tangible assets | 68,991 | 70,149 | 71,796 |
| Equity investments evaluated using the Net Equity method | 0 | 735 | 853 |
| Equity investments in other companies | 315 | 315 | 319 |
| Other fixed assets | 24,794 | 26,176 | 31,624 |
| Total fixed assets (A) | 246,155 | 249,070 | 255,667 |
| Net trade receivables from customers | 371,028 | 376,690 | 385,940 |
| Inventories | 161,483 | 147,552 | 169,399 |
| Suppliers | (282,493) | (328,860) | (285,858) |
| Trade net working capital (B) | 250,018 | 195,382 | 269,481 |
| Other current assets | 42,593 | 58,972 | 36,638 |
| Other current liabilities | (24,309) | (24,261) | (27,075) |
| Total current assets/liabilities (C) | 18,284 | 34,711 | 9,563 |
| Net working capital (D) = (B+C) | 268,302 | 230,093 | 279,044 |
| Other non current liabilities (E) | (1,185) | (1,045) | (938) |
| Staff Severance Provision (F) | (9,049) | (9,264) | (9,806) |
| Provisions for risks and charges (G) | (5,793) | (6,525) | (6,266) |
| Net invested capital (H) = (A+D+E+F+G) | 498,430 | 462,329 | 517,701 |
| Shareholders' equity attributable to the Group | (311,732) | (304,726) | (292,479) |
| Consolidated shareholders' equity (I) | (311,732) | (304,726) | (292,479) |
| (Net short-term financial debt)/Cash | 51,959 | 38,092 | (24,454) |
| (Net medium/long-term financial debt) | (238,657) | (195,695) | (200,768) |
| Net financial debt (L) | (186,698) | (157,603) | (225,222) |
| Net equity and net financial debt (M) = (I+L) | (498,430) | (462,329) | (517,701) |
Analysis of the Net Financial Position3
The following represents the trend in Net Financial Position.
| MARR Consolidated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (€thousand) | 31.03.18 | 31.12.17 | 31.03.17 | |
| A. | Cash | 6,219 | 9,133 | 4,601 |
| Cheques | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bank accounts | 150,493 | 147,044 | 87,019 | |
| Postal accounts | 55 | 108 | 383 | |
| B. | Cash equivalent | 150,548 | 147,152 | 87,402 |
| C. | Liquidity (A) + (B) | 156,767 | 156,285 | 92,003 |
| Current financial receivable due to Parent company | 703 | 1,259 | 3,636 | |
| Current financial receivable due to related companies | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Others financial receivable | 823 | 716 | 1,043 | |
| D. | Current financial receivable | 1,526 | 1,975 | 4,679 |
| E. | Current Bank debt | (45,879) | (63,745) | (51,971) |
| F. | Current portion of non current debt | (49,349) | (44,868) | (57,339) |
| Financial debt due to parent company | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Financial debt due to related company | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other financial debt | (11,106) | (11,555) | (11,826) | |
| G. | Other current financial debt | (11,106) | (11,555) | (11,826) |
| H. | Current financial debt (E) + (F) + (G) | (106,334) | (120,168) | (121,136) |
| I. | Net current financial indebtedness (H) + (D) + (C) | 51,959 | 38,092 | (24,454) |
| J. | Non current bank loans | (203,542) | (159,583) | (148,681) |
| K. | Other non current loans | (35,115) | (36,112) | (52,087) |
| L. | Non current financial indebtedness (J) + (K) | (238,657) | (195,695) | (200,768) |
| M. | Net financial indebtedness (I) + (L) | (186,698) | (157,603) | (225,222) |
The MARR's Group financial debt is affected by the business seasonality, that requires higher net working capital during the summer period. Historically, the indebtedness reaches its peak during the first half of the year, and then decreases at the end of the business year.
At the end of the first quarter net financial indebtedness reached 186.7 million Euros, an increase compared to the 157,6 million Euros at 31 December 2017 and an improvement compared to the 225.2 million Euros at 31 March 2017.
In addition to the everyday operating management, the financial outgoings linked to the investments made in the various distribution centres of the Parent Company continue (as described in the subsequent paragraph on "Investments").
As regards the structure of financing sources, it must be highlighted that during the course of the first quarter 2018 the Parent Company signed a new loan in Pool with Cassa Centrale Banca (as agent bank) and BCC Malatestiana, which was granted on 14 February for 10 million Euros and with amortization plan ending in December 2020.
3 The Net Financial Position used as a financial indicator of debts is represented by the total of the following positive and negative components of the Statement of financial position:
Positive short term components: cash and equivalents; items of net working capital collectables; financial assets.
Negative short and long term components: payables to banks; payables to other financiers, payables to leasing companies and factoring companies; payables to shareholders for loans.
Finally with regard to the ongoing loans with ICCREA BancaImpresa and BNP Paribas, it must highlighted that in January additional financing tranches were granted for a total value of 40.9 million Euros.
The net financial position as at 31 March 2018 is in line with the company objectives.
Analysis of the Trade net working Capital
| MARR Consolidated (€thousand) |
31.03.18 | 31.12.17 | 31.03.17 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net trade receivables from customers Inventories Suppliers |
371,028 161,483 (282,493) |
376,690 147,552 (328,860) |
385,940 169,399 (285,858) |
| Trade net working capital | 250,018 | 195,382 | 269,481 |
As at 31 March 2018, the net trade working capital amounted to 250.0 million Euros, an increase of 54.6 million Euros compared to 31 December 2017 (63.6 million Euros as at 31 March 2017), but a decrease compared to 269.5 million Euros at the end of the first quarter of 2017. This trend is correlated to the maintenance of a policy of the entire Organization focusing on the management of receivables and supplies. In particular, with regard to the inventories, it should be highlighted that their trend is correlated, in addition to the reduced availability of frozen seafood products (as commented on as regards the sales in the Wholesale segment), to the fact that as at 31 March 2017, this item had been affected by specific procurement policies implemented in expectation of the summer season and also the fact that in 2018, the Easter festivities were entirely in the first quarter.
The trade net working capital remains in line with the company objectives.
Re-classified cash-flow statement
| MARR Consolidated (€thousand) |
31.03.18 | 31.03.17 |
|---|---|---|
| Net profit before minority interests | 7,452 | 6,743 |
| Amortization and depreciation | 1,654 | 1,553 |
| Change in Staff Severance Provision | (215) | (815) |
| Operating cash-flow | 8,891 | 7,481 |
| (Increase) decrease in receivables from customers | 5,662 | (10,290) |
| (Increase) decrease in inventories | (13,931) | (27,063) |
| Increase (decrease) in payables to suppliers | (46,367) | (26,236) |
| (Increase) decrease in other items of the working capital | 16,427 | 19,238 |
| Change in working capital | (38,209) | (44,351) |
| Net (investments) in intangible assets | (437) | (6,740) |
| Net (investments) in tangible assets | (420) | (1,571) |
| Net change in financial assets and other fixed assets | 2,117 | (2,902) |
| Net change in other non current liabilities | (592) | 162 |
| Investments in other fixed assets | 668 | (11,051) |
| Free - cash flow before dividends | (28,650) | (47,921) |
| Distribution of dividends | 0 | 0 |
| Capital increase | 0 | 0 |
| Other changes, including those of minority interests | (445) | 172 |
| Casf-flow from (for) change in shareholders' equity | (445) | 172 |
| FREE - CASH FLOW | (29,095) | (47,749) |
| Opening net financial debt | (157,603) | (177,473) |
| Cash-flow for the period | (29,095) | (47,749) |
| Closing net financial debt | (186,698) | (225,222) |
Investments
As regards the investments in the first quarter of 2018 it's highlighted that the increase in intangible asset was mainly related to the consolidation of the company Griglia Doc of which DE.AL S.r.l. Depositi Alimentari finalized the purchase of the residual 50% share capital in February.
Regarding the tangible assets, it's highlight the continuation of the expansion and modernisation works in some distribution centres of the Parent Company.
The following is a summary of the net investments made in the first quarter of 2018:
| (€thousand) | 31.03.18 |
|---|---|
| Intangible assets | |
| Patents and intellectual property rights | 415 |
| Fixed assets under development and advances | 22 |
| Goodwill | 0 |
| Total intangible assets | 437 |
| Tangible assets | |
| Land and buildings | 146 |
| Plant and machinery | 108 |
| Industrial and business equipment | 46 |
| Other assets | 120 |
| Fixed assets under development and advances | 0 |
| Total tangible assets | 420 |
| Total | 857 |
Other information
The Company neither holds nor has ever held shares or quotas of parent companies, even through third party persons and/or companies; consequently during the first quarter of 2018 the company never purchased or sold the abovementioned shares and/or quotas.
As at 31 March 2018 the company don't owns own shares.
During the quarter, the Company did not carry out atypical or unusual operations.
Significant events during the first quarter 2018
On 20 February 2018, the Board of Directors appointed Mr Loris Piscaglia as Manager of the Internal Auditing Department, who become responsible for the auditing activities, both on a continuous basis and in relation to specific needs and in respect of the international standards, concerning operations and the suitability of the internal audit and risk management system.
On 27 February 2018, with agreement certified by the Notary Grazia Buta form Pescara, DE.AL – S.r.l. Depositi Alimentari purchased the 50% of the associated Company Griglia Doc's share capital for an amount of 190 thousand Euros. Following this operation the company DE.AL. – S.r.l. Depositi Alimentari hold the 100% of the share capital of Griglia Doc S.r.l. and thus become the sole shareholder.
Subsequent Events after the closing of the quarter
In April 2018, following-up that deliberated by the Board of Directors meeting on 20 February 2018, the extraordinary shareholders' meetings of the companies Griglia Doc S.r.l. and DE.AL S.r.l. – Depositi Alimentari were held, the agenda including the approval of the merger by incorporation of Griglia Doc into DE.AL. The relevant deliberations are currently filed with the Pescara Companies Register.
On 28 April 2018 the Shareholders' meeting approved the financial statement as at 31 December 2017 and the distribution to the Shareholders of a gross dividend per share of 0.74 Euros (0.70 Euros the previous year) with "excoupon" (no. 14) on 28 May 2018, record date on 29 May 2018 and payment on 30 May. The non-distributed profits will be allocated to the Reserves.
Outlook
The trend of sales in April, that compared to April 2017, which had benefitted from the positive impact of the Easter festivities on the main Street Market category, puts the sales to clients in the "Street Market" and "National Account" categories after the first four months in line with the growth objectives for the year.
Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
MARR Group
Interim Report
as at 31 March 2018
STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL POSITION
| (€thousand) | 31.03.18 | 31.12.17 | 31.03.17 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | |||
| Non-current assets | |||
| Tangible assets | 68,991 | 70,149 | 71,796 |
| Goodwill | 149,921 | 149,921 | 149,882 |
| Other intangible assets | 2,134 | 1,774 | 1,193 |
| Investments valued at equity | 0 | 735 | 853 |
| Investments in other companies | 315 | 315 | 319 |
| Non-current financial receivables | 956 | 1,171 | 1,950 |
| Financial instruments/derivatives | 0 | 586 | 5,042 |
| Deferred tax assets | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| Other non-current assets | 32,187 | 31,357 | 33,637 |
| Total non-current assets | 254,563 | 256,008 | 264,672 |
| Current assets | |||
| Inventories | 161,483 | 147,552 | 169,399 |
| Financial receivables | 1,521 | 1,964 | 4,666 |
| relating to related parties | 703 | 1,259 | 3,636 |
| Financial instruments / derivative | 5 | 11 | 13 |
| Trade receivables | 362,620 | 369,752 | 376,935 |
| relating to related parties | 13,939 | 14,020 | 11,329 |
| Tax assets | 8,445 | 9,323 | 8,657 |
| relating to related parties | 12 | 1,224 | 1,010 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 156,767 | 156,285 | 92,003 |
| Other current assets | 34,148 | 49,649 | 27,981 |
| relating to related parties | 120 | 304 | 102 |
| Total current assets | 724,989 | 734,536 | 679,654 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 979,552 | 990,544 | 944,326 |
| LIABILITIES | |||
| Shareholders' Equity | |||
| Shareholders' Equity attributable to the | 311,732 | 304,726 | 292,479 |
| Group | |||
| Share capital | 33,263 | 33,263 | 33,263 |
| Reserves | 193,154 | 193,600 | 184,312 |
| Retained Earnings | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Profit for the period attributable to the Group Total Shareholders' Equity |
85,315 311,732 |
77,863 304,726 |
74,904 292,479 |
| Non-current liabilities Non-current financial payables |
237,702 | 195,695 | 200,683 |
| Financial instruments/derivatives | 955 | 0 | 85 |
| Employee benefits | 9,049 | 9,264 | 9,806 |
| Provisions for risks and costs | 5,793 | 6,001 | 5,719 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 0 | 524 | 547 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 1,185 | 1,045 | 938 |
| Total non-current liabilities | 254,684 | 212,529 | 217,778 |
| Current liabilities | |||
| Current financial payables | 106,334 | 120,161 | 121,136 |
| relating to related parties | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Financial instruments/derivatives | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Current tax liabilities | 3,641 | 1,654 | 4,846 |
| relating to related parties | 1,528 | 0 | 2,017 |
| Current trade liabilities | 282,493 | 328,860 | 285,858 |
| relating to related parties | 11,450 | 9,011 | 9,740 |
| Other current liabilities | 20,668 | 22,607 | 22,229 |
| relating to related parties | 70 | 250 | 25 |
| Total current liabilities | 413,136 | 473,289 | 434,069 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 979,552 | 990,544 | 944,326 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT AND LOSS
| (€thousand) | Note | 1st quarter 2018 |
1st quarter 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 1 | 328,543 | 319,768 |
| relating to related parties | 15,484 | 11,968 | |
| Other revenues | 2 | 7,919 | 8,552 |
| relating to related parties | 112 | 92 | |
| Changes in inventories | 13,931 | 26,423 | |
| Purchase of goods for resale and consumables | 3 | (282,749) | (289,174) |
| relating to related parties | (20,404) | (14,966) | |
| Personnel costs | 4 | (9,186) | (9,318) |
| Amortization, depreciation and write-downs | 5 | (4,579) | (4,067) |
| Other operating costs | 6 | (42,052) | (40,797) |
| relating to related parties | (751) | (763) | |
| Financial income and charges | 7 | (1,099) | (1,566) |
| relating to related parties | 0 | 4 | |
| Revenues/(Losses) form investments evaluated using the Net Equity method |
0 | (38) | |
| Pre-tax profits | 10,728 | 9,783 | |
| Taxes | 8 | (3,276) | (3,040) |
| Profits for the period | 7,452 | 6,743 | |
| Profit for the period atributable to: | |||
| Shareholders of the parent company | 7,452 | 6,743 | |
| Minority interests | 0 | 0 | |
| 7,452 | 6,743 | ||
| basic Earnings per Share (euro) | 9 | 0.11 | 0.10 |
| diluted Earnings per Share (euro) | 9 | 0.11 | 0.10 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
| (€thousand) | Note | 1st quarter 2018 |
1st quarter 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Profits for the period (A) | 7,452 | 6,743 | |
| Items to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods: | |||
| Efficacious part of profits/(losses) on cash flow hedge | |||
| instruments, net of taxation effect | (445) | 172 | |
| Items not to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods: |
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| Actuarial (losses)/gains concerning defined benefit plans, net of | |||
| taxation effect | 0 | 0 | |
| Total Other Profits/Losses, net of taxes (B) | 10 | (445) | 172 |
| Comprehensive Income (A) + (B) | 7,007 | 6,915 | |
| Comprehensive Income attributable to: | |||
| Shareholders of the parent company | 7,007 | 6,915 | |
| Minority interests | 0 | 0 | |
| 7,007 | 6,915 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN THE SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
| Des cript ion |
Sha re |
Oth er r ese rves |
Pro fits |
Tot al |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap ital |
Sha re miu pre m rese rve |
Leg al rese rve |
Rev alua tion rese rve |
Sha reho lder s trib utio con ns o n ital cap |
Ext rdin rao ary res erve |
Res for erve rcis ed exe ck o ptio sto ns |
Res for erve sitio tran n to I as/I frs |
Cas h-flo w hed ge res erve |
Res erve 55 art. ex (dp r 59 7-9 17) |
Res erve IAS 19 |
Tot al Res erve s |
ried car ov er from soli dat ed con |
Gro up net ity equ |
|
| 1st J Bala 201 7 at nce anu ary |
33, 263 |
63, 348 |
6,65 2 |
13 | 36,4 96 |
70, 119 |
1,47 5 |
7,29 0 |
(1,9 01) |
1,4 74 |
(82 6) |
184 ,14 1 |
68, 161 |
285 ,565 |
| Oth inor varia tion er m s |
(1) | (1) | (1) | |||||||||||
| Con solid ated preh ensiv e inc (1/ 1 -3 1/03 /17) com ome : - P rofit for the perio d - O fits/L ther Pro t of taxe osse s, ne s |
172 | 172 | 6,74 3 |
6,74 3 172 |
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| Bala 31 Mar ch 2 017 at nce |
33, 263 |
63, 348 |
6,65 2 |
13 | 36,4 96 |
70, 119 |
1,47 5 |
7,29 0 |
(1,7 29) |
1,4 73 |
(82 6) |
184 ,312 |
74,9 04 |
292 ,479 |
| Allo catio n of 20 16 p rofit |
9,23 5 |
9,2 35 |
(9,2 35) |
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| Dist ribut ion o f MA AR S.p.A . div iden ds |
(46, 568 ) |
(46 ,568 ) |
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| Oth inor varia tion er m s |
(5) | (4) | 1 | (3) | ||||||||||
| Con solid ated preh (1/ 04-3 1/12 /17) ensiv e inc com ome : rofit for - P the perio d - O fits/L t of ther Pro taxe osse s, ne s |
(11) | 68 | 57 | 58,7 61 |
58,7 61 57 |
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| Bala Dec 31 emb er 2 017 at nce |
33, 263 |
63, 348 |
6,65 2 |
13 | 36,4 96 |
79, 354 |
1,47 5 |
7,29 0 |
(1,7 40) |
1,4 68 |
(75 8) |
193 ,600 |
77, 863 |
304 ,726 |
| Oth inor varia tion er m s |
(1) | (1) | (1) | |||||||||||
| Con solid ated preh ensiv e inc (1/ 1 -3 1/03 /20 18): com ome - P rofit for the perio d - O fits/L ther Pro t of taxe osse s, ne s |
(445 ) |
(44 5) |
7,45 2 |
7,4 52 (44 5) |
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| Bala 31 Mar ch 2 018 at nce |
33, 263 |
63, 348 |
6,65 2 |
13 | 36,4 96 |
79, 354 |
1,47 5 |
7,29 0 |
(2,1 85) |
1,4 67 |
(75 8) |
193 ,154 |
85, 315 |
311 ,732 |
CASH FLOWS STATEMENT (INDIRECT METHOD)
| Consolidated (€thousand) |
31.03.18 | 31.03.17 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit for the Period | 7,452 | 6,743 |
| Adjustment: | ||
| Amortization / Depreciation | 1,655 | 1,553 |
| Allocation of provison for bad debts | 2,731 | 2,349 |
| Provision for supplementary clientele severance indemnity | 194 | 165 |
| Capital profit/losses on disposal of assets | 6 | (25) |
| relating to related parties | 0 | 0 |
| Financial (income) charges net of foreign exchange gains and losses | 1,076 | 1,402 |
| relating to related parties | 0 | (4) |
| Foreign exchange evaluated (gains)/losses | 5 | 16 |
| 5,667 | 5,460 | |
| Net change in Staff Severance Provision | (215) | (1,021) |
| (Increase) decrease in trade receivables | 4,663 | (11,298) |
| relating to related parties | 81 | 777 |
| (Increase) decrease in inventories | (13,931) | (26,423) |
| Increase (decrease) in trade payables | (46,447) | (27,272) |
| relating to related parties | 2,439 | 2,798 |
| (Increase) decrease in other assets | 14,671 | 8,409 |
| relating to related parties | 184 | 70 |
| Increase (decrease) in other liabilities | (2,201) | (1,998) |
| relating to related parties | (181) | (5) |
| Net change in tax assets / liabilities | 2,406 | 2,502 |
| relating to related parties | 2,740 | 2,018 |
| Income tax paid | 0 | 0 |
| relating to related parties | 0 | 0 |
| Interest paid | (1,309) | (1,777) |
| relating to related parties | 0 | 0 |
| Interest received | 233 | 375 |
| relating to related parties | 0 | 4 |
| Foreign exchange gains | 57 | 153 |
| Foreign exchange losses | (62) | (169) |
| Cash-flow from operating activities | (29,016) | (46,316) |
| (Investments) in other intangible assets | (70) | (136) |
| (Investments) in tangible assets | (800) | (1,522) |
| Net disposal of tangible assets | 374 | 189 |
| Net (investments) non consolidated on a line – by – line basis | 0 | 38 |
| Outgoing for acquisition of subsidiaries or going concerns during the year (net of the | ||
| cash acquired) | 67 | 0 |
| Cash-flow from investment activities | (429) | (1,431) |
| Other changes, including those of third parties | (451) | 171 |
| Net change in financial payables (excluding the new non-current loans received) | (18,467) | (2,013) |
| relating to related parties | 0 | 0 |
| New non-current loans received | 50,894 | 40,000 |
| relating to related parties | 0 | 0 |
| Repayment of other long - term debt relating to related parties |
(3,299) 0 |
(12,300) 0 |
| Net change in current financial receivables | 449 | (830) |
| relating to related parties | 556 | (706) |
| Net change in non-current financial receivables | 801 | 562 |
| Cash-flow from financing activities | 29,927 | 25,590 |
| Increase (decrease) in cash-flow | 482 | (22,157) |
| Opening cash and equivalents | 156,285 | 114,160 |
| Closing cash and equivalents | 156,767 | 92,003 |
We point out that the figures as at 31 March 2017 have been restated, where necessary for a comparative purpose. For the reconciliation between the opening figures and closing figures with the relevant movements of the financial liabilities deriving from financing activities (as required by paragraph 44A of IAS 7), see Appendix 1 to the following explanatory notes.
EXPLANATORY NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Structure and contents of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements
The interim report as at 31 March 2018 has been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies and measurement criteria established by the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and adopted by the European Commission according to the procedures in art. 6 of (EC) Regulation 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and Council dated 19 July 2002, while for information and the purposes of this report, reference is made to article 154-ter of the Legislative Decree 58 dated 24 February 1998.
In the "Accounting policies" section, the international accounting principles adopted in the drawing up of the quarterly report as at 31 March 2018 do not differ from those used in the drawing up of the consolidated financial statements as at 31 December 2017, excepted for the amendments and interpretations effective from the 1st January 2018.
For the purposes of the application of IFRS 8 it is noted that the Group operates in the "Distribution of food products to non-domestic catering" sector only; as regards performance levels in the first quarter of 2018, see that described in the Directors' Report on management performance.
The consolidated financial statements as at 31 March 2018 show, for comparison purposes, for the statement of profit or loss the figures for the first quarter of 2017 and for the statement of financial position the figures as at 31 December 2017 and at 31 March 2017.
The following classifications have been used:
- "Statement of financial position" by current/non-current items,
- "Statement of profit or loss" by nature,
- "Cash flows statement" (indirect method).
It is believed that these classifications provide information which better represent the economic and financial situation of the company.
The figures are expressed in Euros.
The statements and tables contained in this quarterly report are shown in thousands of Euros.
The interim report is not subject to auditing.
This report has been prepared using the principles and accounting policies illustrated below:
Consolidation method
Consolidation is made by using the line-by-line method, which consists in recognizing all the items in the assets and liabilities in their entirety. The main consolidation criteria adopted to apply this method are the following:
- Subsidiaries have been consolidated as from the date when control was actually transferred to the Group, and are no longer consolidated as from the date when control was transferred outside the Group.
- Assets and liabilities, charges and income of the companies consolidated on a line-by-line basis, have been fully entered in the consolidated financial statements; the book value of equity investments has been written off against the corresponding portion of shareholders' equity of the related concerns, by assigning to each single item of the statement of financial position's assets and liabilities, the current value as at the date of acquisition of control (purchase method as defined by IFRS 3, "Business combinations"). Any residual difference, if positive, is entered under "Goodwill" in the assets; if negative, in the income statement.
- Mutual debt and credit, costs and revenues relationships, between consolidated companies, and the effects of all significant transactions between these companies, have been written off.
- The portions of shareholders' equity and of the results for the period of minority shareholders have been shown separately in the consolidated shareholders' equity and income statement: this holding is determined on the basis of the percentage held in the fair value of the assets and liabilities recorded at the date of original takeover and in the changes in shareholders' equity after this date.
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Subsequently, the profits and losses are attributed to the minority shareholders on the basis of the percentage they hold and the losses are attributed to minorities even if this implies that the minority holdings have a negative balance.
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Changes in the shareholding of the parent company in a subsidiary which do not imply loss of control are accounted as equity transactions.
- If the parent company loses control over a subsidiary, it:
- derecognises the assets (including any goodwill) and liabilities of the subsidiary,
- derecognises the carrying amount of any non-controlling interest,
- derecognises the cumulative translation differences recorded in equity,
- recognises the fair value of the consideration received,
- recognises the fair value of any investment retained,
- recognises any surplus or deficit in the profit and loss,
- re-classifies the parent's share of components previously recognised in other comprehensive income to profit and loss or retained earnings, as appropriate.
Scope of consolidation
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements as at 31 March 2018 include the financial statements of the Parent Company MARR S.p.A. and those of the companies it either directly or indirectly controls.
Control is achieved when the Group is exposed or has the right to variable performance levels, deriving from its own relations with the entity involved in the investment and, simultaneously, has the capacity to affect these performance levels by exercising its power over the entity. Specifically, the Group controls a subsidiary if, and only if, the Group has:
· the power over the entity involved in the investment (or has valid rights conferring upon it the current capacity to manage the significant activities of the entity being invested in);
· exposure or the right to variable performance levels deriving from relations with the entity being invested in;
· the capacity to exercise its own power over the entity being invested in terms of affecting the amount deriving from its performance.
There is a general assumption that the majority of voting rights implies control. In support of this assumption and when the Group possesses less than the majority of the voting (or similar) rights, the Group considers all the significant facts and circumstances to establish whether it controls the entity being invested in, including:
· contractual agreements with other owners of voting rights;
- · rights deriving from contractual agreements;
- · voting rights and potential voting rights of the Group.
The Group reconsiders whether it has control over a subsidiary or not if the facts and circumstances indicate that there have been changes in one or more of the significant elements defining control.
The complete list of subsidiaries included in the scope of consolidation as at 31 March 2018, with an indication of the method of consolidation, is included in the Group Organisation section.
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of the financial statements as at 31 March 2018 prepared by the subsidiaries included in the scope of consolidation and adjusted, if necessary, in order to align them to the accounting Group policies and classification criteria, in accordance with IFRS.
The structure of the Group as at 31 March 2018 differs from 31 December 2017 and also from 31 March 2017 for the consolidation of Griglia Doc. S.r.l. following the purchase, finalised on 27 February 2018, of the residual 50% of its share capital by the subsidiary DEAL S.r.l. Depositi Alimentari.
We recall that Griglia Doc. S.r.l. was establish on 4 April 2016 with 50% investment by DE..AL S.r.l. Depositi Alimentari. Until the 31 December 2017 the Griglia DOC's investment has been evaluated at equity.
As of the date of acquisition of control, the overall cost of the holding amounted to a net value of 930 thousand Euros. The transaction has not led to the recording of any values in the assets section of the Statement of Financial Position as goodwill and, net of the cash-out in the quarter (190 thousand Euros), generated an overall impact on the net financial position as at 31 March 2018 amounting to a positive net value of 67 thousand Euros. As regards the impacts on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as at 31 March 2018, see, specifically, the paragraph on Investments in the Directors' Report.
Accounting policies
The criteria for assessment used for the purpose of predisposing the consolidated accounts up for the quarter closed on 31 March 2018 do not differ from those used for the drafting of the consolidated financial statements as at 31 December
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It should be highlighted that the new Accounting Standards, interpretations and changes to the Accounting Standards listed above did not affected the equity, economic and financial situation of the present interim statement of the Group:
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IFRS 9 Financial instruments. In July 2014, the IASB issued the final version of IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, which reflects all the phases of the project concerning financial instruments and replaces IAS 39, Financial Instruments: Recording and assessment, and all previous versions of IFRS 9. The principle introduces new requirements for classification, assessment, loss of value and hedge accounting. IFRS 9 is effective for business years starting on 1st January 2018 or later.
- IFRS 15 (and subsequent clarifications issued on 12 April 2016) Revenues deriving from contracts with customers. This IFRS was issued in May 2014 and introduces a new five-phase model to be applied to revenues from customer contracts. IFRS 15 provides that revenues be recorded for an amount reflecting the payment the entity deems to have the right to in exchange for the transfer of goods or services to the customer. The principle gives a more structured approach for recording and assessing revenues, replacing all the current requirements in the other IFRS on the recognition of revenues. IFRS 15 is effective for business years starting on 1st January 2018 or later, with full or modified retrospective application.
- Changes to IFRS 2 Clarifications of classification and measurement of share based payment transactions. This amendment is applicable from 1 January 2018 and deals with the following matters identified by the IFRS Interpretations Committee: i) the accounting of a share based payment plan with defined benefits including the achievement of targets; ii) a share based payment in which the method of settlement is correlated to future events; iii) share based payments settled net of fiscal withholdings; iv) transfer from a cash based payment method to a share based payment method.
- Changes to IFRS 4: Applying IFRS 9 Financial Instruments with IFRS 4 Insurance Contracts. This amendment is applicable from 1st January 2018 and deals with worries that arose during the application of IFRS 9 on financial instruments before the introduction of the new insurance contract standards. Two options are given for companies subscribing insurance contracts with regard to IFRS 4: i) an option that enables the company to reclassify some revenues or costs originating from specific financial assets from the income statement to the statement of comprehensive income; ii) a temporary exemption from the application of IFRS 9, the main activity of which is the subscription of contracts as described in IFRS 4.
- IFRIC 22 Foreign Currency Transactions and Advance Consideration. The interpretation (which is effective from 1 January 2018) deals with transactions in foreign currency in the event that an entity recognises a nonmonetary asset or liability originating from a payment or receipt of an advance payment before the entity recognises the relevant asset, cost or revenue. This need not be applied to taxes, insurance or re-insurance contracts.
- Changes to IAS 40 regarding transfers of investment property. The amendment (effective from 1 January 2018) provides that: i) paragraph 57 of IAS 40 be modified, providing that an entity must transfer a property from, or to, the category of investment property only when there is evidence of its change of use; ii) the list of examples included in the paragraph 57 (a) – (d) be redefined as a non-exhaustive list of examples.
- Improvements to the International Financial Reporting Standards (2014-2016). These are part of the annual improvement plan for the standards and come into force from 1 January 2018. The changes concern:
- IFRS 1: the short-term exemptions provided in paragraph E3-E7 are deleted, given that the reasons for including them are no longer in place;
- IFRS 12: the scope of the standard is clarified, specifying that the disclosure requirements, except for those in paragraphs B10-B16, are applicable to the interests of an entity listed in paragraph 5, which are classified as held for sale, distribution of as a discontinued operations ex IFRS 5;
- IAS 28: it is clarified that the decision to measure an investment in a subsidiary or joint venture held by a venture capital company at fair value through the income statement is possible for all investments in subsidiaries or joint ventures as of their initial recording;
- Changes to IFRS 9 Financial Instruments. The changes, published in October 2017, concern the "Prepayment Features with Negative Compensation" which enable the application of the amortized cost or the fair value through other comprehensive income (OCI) for the financial activities with an option of advance termination ("negative compensation");
- Changes to IAS 28 Long-term Interests in Associates and Joint Ventures. The changes specify that IFRS 9 must be applied to the long-term receivables from an associate company or a joint venture which, in substance, is part of the investment in the associate company or joint venture;
The new accounting standards, amendments and interpretations applicable from subsequent financial years are mentioned below:
IFRS 16 – Leases. Standard published by the IASB on 13 January 2016, destined to replace standard IAS 17 – Leasing, and also the interpretations of IFRIC 4 – Determining whether an agreement involves leasing, SIC 15 – Operating leasing – Incentives and SIC 27 – The evaluation of the substance of operations in the legal form of
leasing. The new standard provides a new definition of lease and introduces a criterion based on control (right of use) of an asset to distinguish leasing contracts from service contracts, identifying as discriminants: the identification of the asset, the right to replace it, the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits deriving from the use of the asset and the right to manage the use of the asset underlying the contract. Its application is provided as of 1 January 2019. Advance application is allowed for entities applying IFRS 15. The Group is evaluating the impacts of this new standard on its own consolidated financial statements; for further detail regarding the estimated effects we refer to the Explanatory Notes of the consolidation at 31 December 2017.
IFRIC 23 - Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments. This interpretation provides indications on how to reflect in the accounting of income tax the uncertainties of the fiscal treatment of a specific phenomenon. IFRIC 23 will come into force on 1 January 2019
Finally we remind that IASB on 12 December 2017 published the Annual Improvements to IFRS (2015 – 2017 cycle) that included the modify at IAS 12 – Income Taxes;, at IAS 23 – Borrowing Costs, at IFRS 3 – Business Combinations – and at IFRS 11 – Joint Arrangement.
Main estimates adopted by management and discretional assessments
The figures herein are partly derived from estimates and assumptions made by the top Management, variations in which are currently unpredictable and could affect the economic and equity situation of the Group. These estimates do not differ significantly from those usually used in the drafting of annual and consolidated accounts.
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Comments on the main items of the consolidated income statement
1. Revenues
| (€thousand) | 1st quarter 2018 |
1st quarter 2017 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Net revenues from sales - Goods | 327,802 | 319,027 | |
| Revenues from Services | 51 | 78 | |
| Other revenues from sales | 0 | 5 | |
| Manufacturing on behalf of third parties | 4 | 4 | |
| Rent income (typical management) | 13 | 79 | |
| Other services | 673 | 575 | |
| Total revenues | 328,543 | 319,768 |
For a comment on the trend of the revenues from sales of goods see the Directors' Report on management performance.
The breakdown of the revenues from sales of goods and from services by geographical area is as follows:
| (€thousand) | 1st quarter 2018 |
1st quarter 2017 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 310,121 | 290,344 | |
| European Union | 12,668 | 18,217 | |
| Extra-EU countries | 5,754 | 11,207 | |
| Total | 328,543 | 319,768 |
2. Other revenues
The Other revenues are broken down as follows:
| 1st quarter (€thousand) 2018 |
1st quarter 2017 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Contributions from suppliers and others | 7,548 | 7,915 |
| Other Sundry earnings and proceeds | 109 | 228 |
| Reimbursement for damages suffered | 73 | 158 |
| Reimbursement of expenses incurred | 164 | 212 |
| Recovery of legal taxes | 8 | 4 |
| Capital gains on disposal of assets | 17 | 35 |
| Total other revenues | 7,919 | 8,552 |
The "Contributions from suppliers and others" consist mainly of contributions obtained from suppliers for the commercial promotion of their products with our customers.
The comparison with the previous year shows that part of the contribution from suppliers has been included to reduce the cost of purchasing materials following the reformulation of some of the contracts for the recognition of end-of-year bonuses.
3. Purchase of goods for resale and consumables
This item is composed of:
| (€thousand) | 1st quarter 2018 |
1st quarter 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase of goods | 282,422 | 287,792 |
| Purchase of packages and packing material | 1,002 | 1,019 |
| Purchase of stationery and printed paper | 147 | 178 |
| Purchase of promotional and sales materials and catalogues | 77 | 53 |
| Purchase of various materials | 107 | 145 |
| Discounts and rebates from suppliers | (1,055) | (96) |
| Fuel for industrial motor vehicles and cars | 49 | 83 |
| Total purchase of goods for resale and consumables | 282,749 | 289,174 |
As regards the performance of the purchase cost of goods destined for commercialisation, see the Directors' Report and the relevant comments on the gross margin.
As highlighted in the previous paragraph, the item "Purchases of goods" benefit for some 962 thousand Euros, of the part of contribution from suppliers identifiable as end-of year bonuses.
4. Personnel costs
As at 31 March 2018 the item amounts to 9,186 thousand Euros (9,318 thousand Euros as at 31 March 2017) and includes all expenses for employed personnel, including holiday and additional monthly salaries as well as related social security charges, in addition to the severance provision and other costs provided contractually.
This item shows a slight decrease compared to the same period in the previous business year, also as a result of the process of outsourcing some activities conducted in the previous business year and as a result of which the average number of employees in the first quarter of 2018 was 825 (844 in the same period of 2017).
The maintenance of a careful resource management policy has been confirmed, with specific reference to the management of leave and permits and of overtime work.
5. Amortizations, depreciations and write-downs
| (€thousand) | 1st quarter 2018 |
1st quarter 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Depreciation of tangible assets | 1,577 | 1,503 |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 77 | 50 |
| Provisions and write-downs | 2,925 | 2,514 |
| Total amortization and depreciation | 4,579 | 4,067 |
The item "Provision and write-downs" refers for 2,731 thousand Euros to the provision for bad debts and for 194 thousand Euros to the provision for supplementary clientele severance indemnity.
6. Other operating costs
The details of the "Other operating costs" are as follows:
| (€thousand) | 1st quarter 2018 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Operating costs for services | 39,232 | 38,002 |
| Operating costs for leases and rentals | 2,410 | 2,421 |
| Operating costs for other operating charges | 410 | 374 |
| Total other operating costs | 42,052 | 40,797 |
The operating costs for services mainly include the following items: sale expenses, distribution and logistics costs for our products for 31,663 thousand Euros (32,107 thousand Euros in the first quarter of 2017), utility costs for 2,219 thousand Euros (2,192 thousand Euros in the first quarter of 2017), handling costs for 1,060 thousand Euros (964 thousand Euros in the first quarter of 2017), third party works for 917 thousand Euros (811 thousand Euros in the first quarter of 2017) and maintenance costs amounting to 1,230 thousand Euros (1,206 thousand Euros in the first quarter of 2017).
Costs for leases and rentals mainly concern the rental fees for industrial buildings that amount to a total of 2,297 thousand Euros (2,325 thousand Euros as at 31 March 2017).
It should be pointed out that the item "Lease of industrial buildings" includes, for 167 thousand Euros, the rental fees paid to the associate companies Le Cupole S.r.l. of Castelvetro (MO) for the rental of the property in which the branch MARR Battistini carries out its activities (Via Spagna 20 – Rimini).
The operating costs for other operating charges mainly include the following items: "other indirect duties, taxes and similar costs" for 143 thousand Euros, expenses for credit recovery for 129 thousand Euros and "local council duties and taxes" for 75 thousand Euros.
7. Financial income and charges
Details of "Financial income and charges" are as follows:
| (€thousand) | 1st quarter 2018 |
1st quarter 2017 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial charges | 1,310 | 1,777 | |
| Financial income | (233) | (375) | |
| Foreign exchange (gains)/losses | 22 | 164 | |
| Total financial (income) and charges | 1,099 | 1,566 |
The net effect of foreign exchange mainly reflects the performance of the Euro compared to the US dollar, which is the currency for imports from non-EU countries.
As also highlighted in the Directors' Report, the decrease in financial charges has benefited from a reduction in the cost of money related, in addition to the trend of interest rates, to the renegotiation of some long term debt finalised at the end of the 2017 and in the first quarter of 2018.
8. Taxes
| (€thousand) | 1st quarter 2018 |
1st quarter 2017 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Ires / Ires charge transferred to Parent Company | 2,952 | 2,186 | |
| Irap | 642 | 599 | |
| Net provision for deferred taxes | (318) | 255 | |
| Total taxes | 3,276 | 3,040 |
9. Earning per shares
The following table is the calculation of the basic and diluted Earnings:
| (Euros) | 1st quarter 2018 |
1st quarter 2017 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Earnings Per Share | 0.11 | 0.10 | |
| Diluted Earnings Per Share | 0.11 | 0.10 |
It must be pointed out that the calculation is based on the following data:
| Earnings: |
|---|
| (€thousand) | 1st quarter 2018 |
1st quarter 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit for the period Minority interests |
7,452 0 |
6,743 0 |
| Profit used to determine basic and diluted earnings per share | 7,452 | 6,743 |
| Number of shares: |
| (number of shares) | 1st quarter 2018 |
1st quarter 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares used to determine basic earning per share Adjustments for share options |
66,525,120 0 |
66,525,120 0 |
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares used to determine diluted earning per share |
66,525,120 | 66,525,120 |
10. Other profits/losses
The other profits/losses accounted for in the consolidated statement of other comprehensive income consist of the effects produced and reflected in the period with reference to the following items:
- effective part of the operations for: hedging interest rates related to variable rate loans existing at the date; hedging exchange risk rate related to the bond in US dollars closed with an operation of private placement in the month of July 2013; effective part of the term exchange purchase transactions carried out by the Group to hedge the underlying goods purchasing operations. The value indicated, amounting to a total loss of 455 thousand Euros in the first quarter of 2018 (+172 thousand Euros in the same period of the previous year), is shown net of the taxation effect (that amounts to a positive effect of approximately 55 thousand Euros as at 31 March 2018).
According to the IFRS these profits/losses have been entered in the net equity and highlighted (according to IAS 1 revised, in force from 1st January 2009) in the consolidated comprehensive income statement
° ° °
Rimini, 14 May 2018
The Chairman of the Board of Directors Paolo Ferrari
Appendices
These appendices contain additional information compared to that reported in the Notes, of which they constitute a complete part.
Appendix 1 – Reconciliation of liabilities deriving from financing activities as at 31 March 2018.
RECONCILIATION OF LIABILITIES DERIVING FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES AS AT 31 MARCH 2018
| No al n-f ina nci cha nge s |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ca sh flow s |
Ot her ch es/ ang |
Exc han rat ge es |
Fai alu r v e |
||||
| 31 M h 2 01 8 arc |
Pu rch ase s |
las sifi ion cat rec s |
iat ion var s |
iat ion var |
D 31 mb 20 17 ece er |
||
| Cu bles ba nk t p to rren aya |
45, 879 |
( 17,8 66) |
0 0 |
0 | 0 63 ,74 5 |
||
| Cu ion of n de bt t p ort rent rren on cur |
49 ,34 9 |
( 92 1) |
0 5,4 02 |
0 | 0 44 ,86 8 |
||
| Cu n U S d t fin ial p bles for bo nd ivat lace nt i olla rren anc aya pr e p me rs |
31 1 |
( 755 ) |
0 31 1 |
0 | 0 755 |
||
| Cu t fin ial p bles for lea sing ntra cts rren anc aya co |
22 1 |
( 53) |
0 55 |
0 | 0 219 |
||
| Cu ial p bles t fin for rcha f qu r sh ota rren anc aya pu se o s o are s |
10 ,57 4 |
0 | 0 0 |
0 | 0 10 ,57 4 |
||
| To tal fina nci al ab les nt cu rre pay |
106 ,33 4 |
( 19,5 95) |
0 5,7 68 |
0 | 0 120 ,16 1 |
||
| Cu bles abl l ins /(re ceiv es) for hed ing fina ncia t p tru nts rren aya me g |
0 | ( 7) |
0 0 |
0 | 0 7 |
||
| To tal fina al nci inst nt ent cu rre rum s |
0 | ( 7) |
0 0 |
0 | 0 7 |
||
| No bles ban k t p to n-cu rren aya |
202 ,58 7 |
48 ,40 6 |
0 ( 5,4 02) |
0 | 0 159 ,58 3 |
||
| No t fin ial p bles for bo nd lace n U S d olla ivat nt i n-cu rren anc aya pr e p me rs |
34 ,66 2 |
0 | 0 13 |
( 954 ) |
0 35 ,60 3 |
||
| No ial p bles lea t fin for sing ntra cts n-cu rren anc aya co |
45 3 |
0 | 0 ( 56) |
0 | 0 509 |
||
| No t fin ial p bles for rcha of q har uot n-cu rren anc aya pu se as or s es |
0 | 0 | 0 0 |
0 | 0 0 |
||
| To tal fin ial les ab ent no n-c urr anc pay |
237 ,70 2 |
48 ,40 6 |
0 ( 5,4 45) |
( 954 ) |
0 195 ,69 5 |
||
| No bles /(re ceiv abl es) for hed ing fina ncia l ins t p trum ent n-cu rren aya g s |
955 | 0 | 0 0 |
955 | 0 0 |
||
| To tal fin ial inst ent ent no n-c urr anc rum s |
955 | 0 | 0 0 |
955 | 0 0 |
||
| To tal lia bili fro fina al a tie risi nci ctiv itie s a ng s m |
34 4,9 91 |
28 ,80 4 |
0 32 3 |
1 | 0 31 5,8 63 |
||
| Re h C s S Ind cilia tio f v aria tio wit ash Fl ( irec t M eth od ) tat ent con n o ns ow em |
|||||||
| Cas h flo ws |
28, 804 |
||||||
| Ot lass her ch es/ ifica tion ang rec s |
32 3 |
||||||
| Exc han riat ions rate ge s va |
1 | ||||||
| lue Fair iatio va var n |
0 | ||||||
| T l de taile le d v aria tion s in the tab ota |
29 ,12 8 |
||||||
| Ot cial liab ilitie her ch in fi ang es nan s |
( 18,4 67) |
||||||
| Ne loa ived rent w n on- cur ns rece |
50 ,89 4 |
||||||
| No t lo ent n cu rren ans rep aym |
( 3,2 99) |
||||||
| Tot al c Cas low s St han sh n b fin ing iviti in t he h F etw act ate nt ges ow een anc es me |
29 ,12 8 |
Appendix 1
STATEMENT BY THE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DRAFTING OF CORPORATE ACCOUNTING DOCUMENTS PURSUANT TO ART. 154-BIS PARAGRAPH 2 OF LEGISLATIVE DECREE 58 DATED 24 FEBRUARY 1998
The manager responsible for preparing the company's financial reports, Pierpaolo Rossi, declares, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 154-bis of the Consolidated Law on Finance, that the accounting information contained in this interim report corresponds to the document results, books and accounting records.
Rimini, 14 May 2018
Pierpaolo Rossi Manager responsible for the drafting of corporate accounting documents